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Collective memory
Cultural heritage studies
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Excavating memory: sites of remembering and forgetting
John R. Roby
Maria Theresia Starzmann
Paul Shackel
spcoal history
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- ISBN 9780813061603
- Weight: 633g
- Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 25 Feb 2016
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In this compelling study, Maria Theresia Starzmann and John Roby bring together an international cast of experts who move beyond the traditional framework of the ""constructed past"" to look at not only how the past is remembered but also who remembers it. They convincingly argue that memory is a complex process, shaped by remembering and forgetting, inscription and erasure, presence and absence. Collective memory influences which stories are told over others, ultimately shaping narratives about identity, family, and culture.
This interdisciplinary volume-melding anthropology, archaeology, sociology, history, philosophy, literature, and archival studies-explores such diverse arenas as archaeological objects, human remains, colonial landscapes, public protests, national memorials, art installations, testimonies, and even digital space as places of memory. Examining important sites of memory, including the Victory Memorial to Soviet Army, Blair Mountain, Spanish penitentiaries, African shrines, and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, the contributors highlight the myriad ways communities reinforce or reinterpret their pasts.
This interdisciplinary volume-melding anthropology, archaeology, sociology, history, philosophy, literature, and archival studies-explores such diverse arenas as archaeological objects, human remains, colonial landscapes, public protests, national memorials, art installations, testimonies, and even digital space as places of memory. Examining important sites of memory, including the Victory Memorial to Soviet Army, Blair Mountain, Spanish penitentiaries, African shrines, and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, the contributors highlight the myriad ways communities reinforce or reinterpret their pasts.
Maria Theresia Starzmann is assistant professor of anthropology at McGill University, USA.
John R. Roby is an independent scholar and journalist based in upstate New York, USA.
John R. Roby is an independent scholar and journalist based in upstate New York, USA.
